Japon (2003)
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Reviews Counted:25
Fresh:20
Rotten:5
Average Rating:7.4/10
Consensus: A slow-moving, visually impressive debut.
Theatrical Release:Mar 19, 2003 Limited
Synopsis: Assisted by a cane, the unidentified lead (Alejandro Ferretis) of JAPON limps through a desolate canyon in his trademark red flannel jacket searching for deeper meaning. He has arrived at this... [More]
Starring: Alejandro Ferretis, Magdalene Flores, Yolanda Villa, Martin Serrano
Director: Carlos Reygadas
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Reviews for Japon
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 3/5 |
obese in length and overflowing in pretension like so many prototypical art films Full Review |
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A- |
Nothing shy of enthralling. Full Review |
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4/5 |
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3/4 |
If you're in synch with its heartbeat, and with Reygadas' tendency to pursue visual detours that intensify the film's sensual impact, this is a remarkable first effort that is equal parts disturbing, bold, mysterious and primal. Full Review |
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2/4 |
Its pretensions have the ring of, if not exactly a vanity project, a strictly personal obsession. Full Review |
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C |
The sacrificed female body is used to resurrect a condemned soul and with her ascension comes the spiritual renewal of (The) Man. Full Review |
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A- |
An obscure and haunting and unpredictable parable. Full Review |
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2/4 |
All these references, though, form a jambalaya that doesn't go down so easy. Full Review |
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3/5 |
The one thing that is clear from Japón is that a major new visual stylist has hit the screen and that Reygadas' first film represents the beginning of an auspicious career. Full Review |
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3/4 |
Unfolding at an elliptical pace that feels like a revelation, or tedium, or both, Japon recalls the glory days of 1970s art-house filmmaking. Full Review |
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4.5/5 |
Unlike a lot of young filmmakers, the 31-year-old Reygadas takes his ideas about the world and our place in it as seriously as his filmmaking ambitions. Full Review |
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Reygadas grapples with the most elemental of issues ... and the result is sly, touching and more than a little loony. Full Review |
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3.5/4 |
It is the work of a remarkable new talent. Full Review |
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Reygadas has an impressive eye for otherworldly landscapes and an impressive ear, too. Full Review |
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3/4 |
It's not a movie to see if you're in a hurry, but its deliberate pace and thoughtful mood are refreshing antidotes to the hyperactive speed of most Hollywood pictures. Full Review |
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Strange and beautifully expressive. Full Review |
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